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Ripp

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* As a German and Dutch surname, shortened from the personal name Rippert, composed of the old Germanic elements *rīkī (“powerful”) + *berht (“bright, famous”).

* As an English surname, from Middle English rippe (“bank of a river”), from Old English ripp, probably from or related to Proto-West Germanic *ribi (“rib, ridge, reef”).

proper noun Ripps

  1. A surname.

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"Ripp." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ripp. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Ripp. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ripp

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"Ripp." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ripp.

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@misc{ripp_2026,
  title = {Ripp},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ripp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}